title: Effect of lectins on uptake of polyamines.
abstract: The aliphatic polyamines (putrescine, cadaverine, spermidine, and spermine) are flexible polycations, since under physiological conditions they exhibit 2, 3, or 4 positive charges, respectively, and are able to rotate around the carbon-carbon or carbon-nitrogen bonds, imparting conformational flexibility (see Fig. 1). Fig. 1. The structure of the most common polyamines.
authors.affiliation: Food-Gut-Microbial Interaction Group, The Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeen, Scotland.
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authors.lastname: Bardocz
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authors.lastname: White